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Wavelength: For a wave, the distance between two adjacent troughs or two
adjacent crests.
Weak force: The second weakest of the four fundamental forces, with a
very short range. It affects all matter particles, but not force-carrying
particles.
Weight: The force exerted on a body by a gravitational field. It is
proportional to, but not the same as, its mass.
White dwarf: A stable, cold star, supported by the exclusion principle
repulsion between electrons.
Wolfe's Blackstreak: Animal is relatively common in the Spinward
Marches. They are popular for sport or as guardian beasts for rich owners.
World: Any inhabited astronomical body. A world can be a planet like
Terra, a planet's satellite, an airless world with domed or underground
cities, a hollowed-out planetoid, or an artificial satellite such as a space
station.